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  Title: The Lansdowne Portrait Artist: Gilbert Stuart Year: 1796 Created: Philadelphia The Lansdowne portrait is an iconic life-size portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. It took place at Stuart's studio in the William Moore Smith house, at the southeast corner of 5th & Chestnut Streets. Gilbert Stuart always dreamed of having the opportunity to paint George’s portrait.   The George Washington painting was one of many, he focused on the differing image, quality, and purpose every time. “The Lansdowne Portrait” is an oil on canvas that was commissioned by Senator William Bingham of Pennsylvania in 1796. In this painting, Gilbert has George Washington standing with his right arm out, and left arm to side as if he about to bow. He is surrounded by the symbolism of both American and Ancient Rome designed furniture and décor, at top of the chair the stands the American flag.   There are Doric columns in the background, and he is holding a decorati

                                                                                                                                                                                               The Head of Medusa- P eter Paul Rubens History: The Head of Medusa, 1617-1618 by Peter Paul Rubens. Her serpentine locks writhing hideously, lies on a stony ledge in a landscape. Some of the intertwined snakes bite one another and others give birth, while drops of Medusa's blood are transformed into still other tiny vipers. The iconic Medusa was painted by the prolific master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1597.  He painted two versions of the work - the first one in 1596, known as Murtula, belongs to a private collector, while the second painting known as just Medusa made in 1597, slightly bigger than the first, is held in the Florentine Uffizi Museum. Tone: Through his manipulation of the human form, Rubens was able to create captivating paintings that were filled with vigor and actio

  Tamera Captain Art F200X- Professor  Lisa Kljaich 6 June 2022 Renaissance Blog   “Pallas and the Centaur”    Pallas and the Centaur is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, c. 1482. It is now in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.  The female figure was called Camilla. This is one of his masterpieces recognized for its layers of symbolism is Pallas and the Centaur. The painting has been retouched and looked and printed in many places, and these retouching’s have faded. These figures are from classical mythology and probably form an allegory. There is a centaur on the left, and a female figure holding a very elaborate halberd on the right. She is clutching the centaur's hair, and he seems submissive to her, seems to make her feel powerful. The bright colors are used in this painting, this allows them to be the focus of the painting and make it pop. The darker colors of the sea, the sky and the sandy beaches add contrast to the work, highlightin